Genesis 29:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.

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  • Gen 30:9-9 : 9 When it was clear to Leah that she would have no more children for a time, she gave Zilpah, her servant, to Jacob as a wife. 10 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a son. 11 And Leah said, It has gone well for me: and she gave him the name Gad. 12 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son.
  • Gen 46:18 : 18 These are the children of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah, and Jacob had these sixteen children by her.
  • Gen 16:1 : 1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had given him no children; and she had a servant, a woman of Egypt whose name was Hagar.
  • Gen 24:59 : 59 So they sent their sister Rebekah and her servant with Abraham's servant and his men.

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  • Gen 29:25-31
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    25And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?

    26And Laban said, In our country we do not let the younger daughter be married before the older.

    27Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if you will be my servant for another seven years.

    28And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.

    29And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.

    30Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.

    31Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.

  • Gen 30:9-10
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    9When it was clear to Leah that she would have no more children for a time, she gave Zilpah, her servant, to Jacob as a wife.

    10And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a son.

  • Gen 29:21-23
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    21Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.

    22And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.

    23And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.

  • Gen 29:15-19
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    15Then Laban said to Jacob, Because you are my brother are you to be my servant for nothing? say now, what is your payment to be?

    16Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

    17And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.

    18And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.

    19And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.

  • Gen 30:12
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    12And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son.

  • Gen 30:3-5
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    3Then she said, Here is my servant Bilhah, go in to her, so that she may have a child on my knees, and I may have a family by her.

    4So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.

    5And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.

  • Gen 46:18
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    18These are the children of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah, and Jacob had these sixteen children by her.

  • Gen 30:16-20
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    16In the evening, when Jacob came in from the field, Leah went out to him and said, Tonight you are to come to me, for I have given my son's love-fruits as a price for you. And he went in to her that night.

    17And God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.

    18Then Leah said, God has made payment to me for giving my servant-girl to my husband: so she gave her son the name Issachar.

    19And again Leah became with child, and she gave Jacob a sixth son.

    20And she said, God has given me a good bride-price; now at last will I have my husband living with me, for I have given him six sons: and she gave him the name Zebulun.

  • Gen 31:33
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    33So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent, and into the tents of the two servant-women, but they were not there; and he came out of Leah's tent and went into Rachel's.

  • Gen 31:26
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    26And Laban said to Jacob, Why did you go away secretly, taking my daughters away like prisoners of war?

  • Gen 35:26
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    26The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant: Gad and Asher; these are the sons whom Jacob had in Paddan-aram.

  • Gen 29:9
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    9While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she took care of them.

  • Gen 30:28
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    28Say then what your payment is to be and I will give it.

  • Gen 30:7
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    7And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.